setsubun |
today was setsubun. do you know what that is? no? well i'll tell you. in japan, on february 3rd, people throw dried soybeans at someone wearing a devil mask, representing all the unfortunate yet all t...
Posted by annae on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:18:00 PST |
appreciation |
the other day while riding to the supermarket, i was stunned by the beauty of the lotus flowers, their gigantic leaves swaying in the breeze, their long stemmed bulbous blossoms fo...
Posted by annae on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:02:00 PST |
my bicycle is |
a sparkling forest green eco-house brand cadillacy white wheeled kinetic light super basket bump sailor of a bicycle. it's my pride and joy. and it has three gears to experiment with. a rainy season o...
Posted by annae on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:59:00 PST |
when it rains |
for the first time in my life, two days ago, i bought an umbrella! in my day hoods n hats always sufficed, but now that i'm a "grown-up", i guess i should have an apparatus. so i handed over 525 yen i...
Posted by annae on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:36:00 PST |
love hotel heaven |
after a year and a half in japan, countless books on japanese culture, and talking to japanese people 40 hours a week (my job), i'm not surprised by much here anymore. but last month i experienced a c...
Posted by annae on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:01:00 PST |
these pretzels are making me thirsty |
it's thannnnkxgivin and i'm listenign to ol dirty bastard and it's not really thanksgiving i spent the evening with my co-wprkers, watching sumo, nobody was as drunk as me except for my puerto ri...
Posted by annae on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 07:51:00 PST |
my breakfast, blasphemed |
ah oatmeal, god's gift to breakfast. but can you imagine the serving suggestion on the japanese box of quaker oats? oatmeal with mushrooms, lots of little brown mushrooms!!!!! or how about this one fr...
Posted by annae on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:49:00 PST |
accidental halloween |
halloween being a non-event in japan, i didn't have any particular plans - no parties, no costume, just a cool pumpkin outside my door...and a little twin peaks on saturday night...but nothing spooky ...
Posted by annae on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 04:06:00 PST |
did you know |
the world has recently revealed itself to me, imparting me with new vital knowledge...
humidity makes the sky hazy...if it's not humid, it's not hazy!
rice doen't really take THAT long to cook
some or...
Posted by annae on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 04:27:00 PST |
nihon par deux |
america is a trip. i love it, but it also annoys me to no end.
the love: my family, a true sense of belonging to a collective conscience, friends who enjoy debates and/or deep discussions about ...
Posted by annae on Tue, 16 Aug 2005 03:26:00 PST |
